Horse profile
Play The Game (IRE)
by Lawman (FR) out of Neutral (GB) (Beat Hollow)
47 runs · 20 courses · from Jun 2015
As at 5 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
No run recorded since 31 Oct 2023 — 1,101 days ago. Our archive can't say whether the horse is still in training.
Last run Oct 2023 · 15th of 20
5 wins · 4 courses
Last raced off OR 69
KTB Profile
Play The Game won five of 47 starts between Jun 2015 and Oct 2023. He gained two handicap hurdle wins at Listowel on good ground over 1m5f – 2m and 2m1f – 2m4f, plus a maiden hurdle success at Fairyhouse on heavy and a bumper win at Leopardstown on good to firm. His last win came in the John F. Mcguire Beginners Chase at Listowel in Sep 2020. The gelding, aged 10 at his last run in Oct 2023, finished 15 of 20 at the Curragh when last raced off OR 69.
Based on 47 archived runs · updated 5 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
OR ↓ 67lb off peak
- 5–47Wins / Runs
- 10.6%Strike rate
- 10 (21.3%)Placed
- −5.13£1 level staken=47 at SP
- 1.30Fair A/E n=47 · 1.10 incl. margin
- 136Highest OR
- 31dBetween runs (median)longest 462 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating69↓ 67lb off peak
69
69–136
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 106
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 3 | 112C | 94 | — |
| Soft | 3 | 139A | 90 | — |
| Heavy | 2 | 47C | 45.5 | — |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 94C | 82 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 7 | 139A | 90 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 112C | 83 | — |
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 13 | 146B | 99 | — |
| Soft | 7 | 150B | 102 | — |
| Good to Soft | 2 | 104C | 94 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 5 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 15 | 150B | 101 | — |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 9 | 109C | 99 | — |
Of 41 runs looked at, 6 have no figure: did not complete (3) · not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (2) · obstacles omitted — the race ran a shortened course (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 35 figures from 41 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style is derived from in-running commentary, which our data provider does not supply for this horse's races.
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses).
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 40 | 6 | 15% | +6.1 | — |
| Good to Firm | 1,255 | 124 | 9.9% | +1 | 1 from 5 |
| Good | 2,165 | 189 | 8.7% | −0.2 | 3 from 19 |
| Good to Soft | 1,178 | 105 | 8.9% | 0 | 0 from 3 |
| Soft | 1,556 | 137 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 14 |
| Heavy | 528 | 45 | 8.5% | −0.4 | 1 from 4 |
| Standard (AW) | 2,705 | 234 | 8.7% | −0.2 | 0 from 2 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 402 | 43 | 10.7% | +1.8 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 2,647 | 253 | 9.6% | +0.7 | 1 from 3 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2,479 | 218 | 8.8% | −0.1 | 0 from 2 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,290 | 195 | 8.5% | −0.4 | 0 from 8 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 1,078 | 93 | 8.6% | −0.3 | 2 from 22 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 417 | 33 | 7.9% | −1 | 2 from 12 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 96 | 3 | 3.1% | −5.8 | — |
| Over 3m | 18 | 2 | 11.1% | +2.2 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2011 · as at 5 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Neutral (GB) (Beat Hollow)
5 siblings in the archive, 4 winners — best of them Dark Ocean (IRE) (4 wins).
The wins came over 1m–1m4f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Dark Ocean (IRE)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Ocean (IRE) | 37 | 4 | 1m | Class 4 |
| Gambe Veloci (IRE) | 9 | 2 | 1m | — |
| Cj Cregg (IRE) | 14 | 2 | 1m3½f | — |
| Lord Halifax (IRE) | 14 | 1 | 1m4f | Class 5 |
| Gudrid (IRE) | 5 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | 19 | 3 | 16% | +10.12 |
| Soft | 14 | 0 | 0% | −14.00 |
| Good to Firm | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Heavy | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Good to Soft | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Standard (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Class 2 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class 4 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leopardstown | 7 | 1 | 14% | +2.00 |
| Killarney | 4 | 1 | 25% | +5.00 |
| Bellewstown | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Curragh | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Downpatrick | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Fairyhouse | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.75 |
| Galway | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Naas | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Listowel | 3 | 2 | 67% | +17.12 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Cartmel | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Dundalk (AW) | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Tramore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Worcester | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kilbeggan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Roscommon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Punchestown | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Wexford | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Navan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Perth | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m5f – 2m | 22 | 2 | 9% | −1.25 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 12 | 2 | 17% | +0.12 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 6f – 7f | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh O'Connor | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| Simon Torrens | 4 | 0 | 0% | −4.00 |
| A E Lynch | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.25 |
| Brian Hayes | 3 | 1 | 33% | +0.12 |
| Donal McInerney | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Jonathan Moore | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Shane Foley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Gary Carroll | 3 | 1 | 33% | +6.00 |
| Ben Harvey | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kieren Buckley | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| W J Lee | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Kevin Sexton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Scudamore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Ms H Mooney | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Dylan Browne McMonagle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Barry Browne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Patrick McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Richard Deegan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Mark Bolger | 1 | 1 | 100% | +16.00 |
| Ross Coakley | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Killian Leonard | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| David Mullins | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Rachael Blackmore | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| James Bowen | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 21 | 3 | 14% | +0.75 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 11 | 1 | 9% | −7.88 |
| Hood | 8 | 1 | 13% | +9.00 |
| Tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 20% | −1.88 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | 17% | +11.00 |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | 29% | +5.75 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| 2015 | 5 | 1 | 20% | +4.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurdle | 26 | 3 | 12% | +3.75 |
| Flat | 17 | 1 | 6% | −8.00 |
| Chase | 4 | 1 | 25% | −0.88 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 31 Oct 23+64d | Curragh | Tote Guarantee Available On Course & Tote.ie Handicap | 15/20 | 3½ | 9-9 | 69 | 47C | 67C | Donagh O'Connor | 150/1 |
| 28 Aug 23+15d | Downpatrick | A J C Group Handicap Chase | 7/9 | 45 | 11-13 | 118 | 26C | 98C | Ben Harvey | 16/1 |
| 13 Aug 23+315d | Downpatrick | Killultagh Estates Rated Hurdle | 6/6 | 2¾ | 10-10 | 123 | 72A | 107B | Ben Harvey | 28/1 |
| 2022 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Oct 22+36d | Tipperary | Racing TV Handicap Hurdle | 6/13 | 6½ | 11-10 | 123 | 84B | 122A | Kevin Sexton | 25/1 |
| 27 Aug 22+16d | Cartmel | Fitzdares Cartmel Cup Handicap Hurdle | 8/11 | 2¾ | 11-9 | 128 | 106A | 114A | Kieren Buckley | 14/1 |
| 11 Aug 22+28d | Tramore | Smart Move Property Handicap Hurdle | 2/8 | 7 | 11-6 | 122 | — | 129A | Kieren Buckley | 12/1 |
| 14 Jul 22+12d | Killarney | Oyster Tavern Handicap Hurdle | 7/11 | 2 | 11-9 | 123 | 88A | 118A | Simon Torrens | 15/2 |
| 02 Jul 22+22d | Bellewstown | Bar One Racing 'Bellewstown' Handicap Hurdle | F/16 | — | 11-1 | 123 | — | — | Simon Torrens | 33/1 |
| 10 Jun 22+210d | Fairyhouse | Racing TV Handicap (50-85) | 5/9 | 9 | 9-5 | 73 | 112C | 66C | Donagh O'Connor | 22/1 |
| 2021 · 8 runs | ||||||||||
| 12 Nov 21+20d | Dundalk (AW) | Lengthen The Odds With BetVictor Handicap | 10/10 | 9½ | 9-11 | 76 | 70C | 59C | Donagh O'Connor | 28/1 |
| 23 Oct 21+54d | Leopardstown | Ardilea Handicap (50-80) | 10/20 | shd | 10-1 | 79 | 94C | 80A | Donagh O'Connor | 50/1 |
| 30 Aug 21+8d | Cartmel | Peter Beaumont Memorial Handicap Chase (GBB Race) | 5/6 | 2 | 10-11 | 135 | 84B | 110B | Sean Bowen | 15/2 |
| 22 Aug 21+14d | Worcester | Beverley Liddington 60th Birthday Celebration Handicap Hurdle | 4/6 | 15 | 11-7 | 135 | 113A | 110B | Tom Scudamore | 15/2 |
| 08 Aug 21+1d | Downpatrick | Randox Health Rated Hurdle | 5/7 | 14 | 11-4 | 130 | 102C | 110C | Simon Torrens | 8/1 |
| 07 Aug 21+8d | Kilbeggan | Joe Cooney Memorial Hurdle | 3/5 | nk | 11-1 | 130 | 103C | 125B | Simon Torrens | 11/2 |
| 30 Jul 21+13d | Galway | Guinness Galway Tribes Handicap Hurdle | 12/17 | 2¾ | 11-2 | 132 | 99B | 118A | Brian Hayes | 80/1 |
| 17 Jul 21+252d | Curragh | Kildare Village Ladies Derby Handicap | 5/9 | ½ | 10-7 | 81 | 37A | 82A | Ms H Mooney | 12/1 |
| 2020 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Nov 20+40d | Naas | Congrats To The 2020 Flat Champions Handicap | 13/13 | 13 | 9-9 | 88 | 44C | 66C | Dylan Browne McMonagle | 33/1 |
| 28 Sep 20+7d | Roscommon | Ballymore Group Irish EBF Kilbegnet Novice Chase (Grade 3) | 6/7 | 13 | 11-3 | — | 83C | 94C | Brian Hayes | 6/1 |
| 21 Sep 20+53d | Listowel | John F. Mcguire Beginners Chase | 1/5 | 12-0 | — | 109C | 130B | Brian Hayes | 85/40 | |
| 30 Jul 20+26d | Galway | Guinness Galway Hurdle (Grade A Handicap) | BD/19 | — | 9-12 | 134 | — | — | Barry Browne | 66/1 |
| 04 Jul 20+263d | Bellewstown | Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle | 3/14 | 6½ | 11-0 | 134 | 103B | 133A | Patrick McGrath | 100/1 |
| 2019 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Oct 19+33d | Punchestown | Ladbrokes Where The Nation Plays Hurdle | 3/5 | 23 | 11-0 | 135 | 104C | 107C | Donal McInerney | 10/3 |
| 12 Sep 19+22d | Listowel | Listowel Races Supporters Club Failte Abhaile (Q.R.) Race | 4/12 | 1 | 10-9 | 94 | 72B | 70A | Richard Deegan | 3/1 |
| 21 Aug 19+20d | Killarney | Larkins Pub, Restaurant, B&B And Bakery Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 7/11 | 7 | 11-9 | 136 | — | 124A | Donal McInerney | 12/1 |
| 01 Aug 19+59d | Galway | Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A) | 11/18 | ½ | 10-8 | 136 | 100B | 116A | Donal McInerney | 25/1 |
| 03 Jun 19+31d | Listowel | Best Odds Guaranteed With BetVictor Handicap Hurdle | 1/9 | 11-7 | 127 | 146B | 139A | Mark Bolger | 16/1 | |
| 03 May 19+230d | Dundalk (AW) | LMFM Race | 4/4 | hd | 9-2 | 98 | 94C | 76B | Ross Coakley | 6/1 |
| 2018 · 7 runs | ||||||||||
| 15 Sep 18+22d | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Petingo' Handicap (Premier Handicap) | 12/16 | ½ | 9-8 | 104 | 94C | 86A | Killian Leonard | 50/1 |
| 24 Aug 18+36d | Killarney | At The Races Handicap Hurdle (Grade B) | 7/12 | 3 | 11-0 | 128 | — | 109C | David Mullins | 9/1 |
| 19 Jul 18+12d | Killarney | Dawn Milk Run Handicap Hurdle | 1/7 | 11-6 | 123 | 99B | 130B | Jonathan Moore | 8/1 | |
| 07 Jul 18+63d | Bellewstown | Fast Shipping Bellewstown Handicap Hurdle | 4/10 | 6¼ | 10-9 | 123 | 101A | 121A | Jonathan Moore | 8/1 |
| 05 May 18+18d | Wexford | Coast Hotels & Resorts Rated Hurdle | 5/7 | 2 | 11-6 | 124 | 137A | 112A | A E Lynch | 4/1 |
| 17 Apr 18+80d | Fairyhouse | Rybo Handicap Hurdle (grade A) | 15/19 | 28 | 10-4 | 125 | 48C | 96C | A E Lynch | 9/1 |
| 27 Jan 18+32d | Fairyhouse | Easter Festival 1st-3rd April Maiden Hurdle | 1/24 | 11-10 | — | 144B | 148A | A E Lynch | 11/4 | |
| 2017 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 26 Dec 17+17d | Leopardstown | Horse & Jockey Hotel Maiden Hurdle | 5/24 | 6½ | 11-7 | — | 78B | 125A | A E Lynch | 10/1 |
| 09 Dec 17+34d | Navan | Kells Maiden Hurdle | 4/21 | ¾ | 11-7 | — | 150B | 133A | Rachael Blackmore | 20/1 |
| 05 Nov 17+14d | Naas | Finale Stakes (Listed) | 7/9 | ¾ | 9-5 | 100 | 139A | 79A | W J Lee | 16/1 |
| 22 Oct 17+52d | Leopardstown | Trigo Stakes (listed) | 3/9 | ½ | 9-7 | 95 | 90A | 96A | W J Lee | 66/1 |
| 31 Aug 17+46d | Bellewstown | TheTote.com Maiden Hurdle | F/14 | — | 11-7 | — | — | — | Jonathan Moore | 20/1 |
| 16 Jul 17+462d | Perth | Action Glen Maiden Hurdle | 2/5 | 3¼ | 10-5 | — | 90C | 115B | James Bowen | 10/3 |
| 2016 · 1 run | ||||||||||
| 10 Apr 16+175d | Leopardstown | P.w. Mcgrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (group 3) | 7/7 | 28 | 9-3 | 100 | — | 76C | Shane Foley | 50/1 |
| 2015 · 5 runs | ||||||||||
| 18 Oct 15+21d | Naas | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Race (Plus 10) | 4/8 | nse | 9-4 | 102 | — | 71A | Shane Foley | 6/4F |
| 27 Sep 15+15d | Curragh | Juddmonte Beresford Stakes (group 2) | 6/9 | ½ | 9-3 | 98 | — | 86A | Shane Foley | 25/1 |
| 12 Sep 15+36d | Leopardstown | Willis Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 3) | 7/9 | 1½ | 9-3 | — | — | 80A | Gary Carroll | 20/1 |
| 07 Aug 15+43d | Tipperary | Coolmore Canford Cliffs Stakes (Listed) | 2/6 | ½ | 9-3 | — | — | 86B | Gary Carroll | 10/1 |
| 25 Jun 15 | Leopardstown | Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Auction Maiden (Plus 10) | 1/6 | 9-0 | — | — | 76B | Gary Carroll | 8/1 | |
Quick answers
- How many races has Play The Game won?
- Play The Game (IRE) won 5 of 47 archived starts between 2015 and 2023, a strike rate of 10.6%. Placed 10 times in total (21.3% of starts).
- Who trained Play The Game?
- Play The Game (IRE) was trained by John C McConnell on the most recent run on record, at Curragh on 31 October 2023.
- Who is Play The Game's sire?
- Play The Game (IRE) is by Lawman (FR) out of Neutral (GB), whose sire is Beat Hollow.
- What going does Play The Game prefer?
- Play The Game (IRE) has the best record on heavy going: 1 win from 4 starts (25%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Play The Game's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 69, from the run on 31 October 2023. The highest on record is 136.
- What is Play The Game's sire's record?
- Lawman (FR)'s progeny in our archive have won 8.9% of 9,427 runs since Apr 2011 (730 horses), Flat and jumps together.
- Who are Play The Game's siblings?
- Out of Neutral (GB), Play The Game (IRE) has 5 other produce in our archive, 4 of them winners. Most wins: Dark Ocean (IRE) (4). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Dark Ocean (IRE)). The wins came over 1m–1m4f. As at Nov 2026.